AFGHAN WHIGS
Congregation
2017 U.S. 2xLP reissue @ 45rpm

The only essential Whigs album I was missing, and I finally found it today!

I’ve never seen an original press, but this sounds so good on my system (cut at 45rpm), I don’t think I’ll ever need to bother.

Everybody calls Gentlemen the absolute Whigs masterpiece. They’re not wrong, as it is a stroke of #90s genius.
However, it always baffles me that few people hold Congregation in the same light.

It’s equally breathtaking, and the first REAL taste of how good the Whigs were.

Sub-Pop were on the brink of collapse when they made it, and the label couldn’t even pay the band’s studio bills.
Then NEVERMIND hit, & things were fine.
Didn’t matter.
The Whigs were off to Elektra after this.

I’m glad this reissue includes the hidden track “Miles Iz Ded” (it’s unlabelled), as it’s one of the great Whigs classics.

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LOVE BATTERY
Dayglo
2022 U.S. Remastered reissue
Blue #vinyl

Unwinding after a very long (but very awesome) day trip down island.

Brought home a nice stack of records from today’s travels through Victoria, including this FANTASTIC sounding reissue of a #90s #alternative classic!

This remaster sounds REALLY good, and maybe even BETTER than my original Germany press from 1992.

“Out Of Focus” is one of the great album openers ever. It’s got such great swagger to it, and sets the tone perfectly for the other nine songs that follow it.

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Starting the weekend with some classic(al) music 🔊🐜🥳

The Prodigy - Experience - 1992 (2022 reissue)

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Da ist sie! 🖤
Die Sterne - Wenn es Liebe ist
2026, Europe
Label: Play it again Sam

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EDDIE HOOPER
My Life, My Music And Me
1977 Barbados pressing

Getting ready to head out on a day trip down island with the fam. Gonna get out and explore a nice winter’s day on Van Isle, and do some record hunting as well.

First, a quick spin as I wait for my wife and son to get ready.

This is one of my all time favorite #reggae records. So many great tunes.
“Tomorrow’s Sun”, “Sweetest Woman”, “So It Seems”; just amazing songs anchored by Eddie Hooper’s awesome voice.

This is his most sought after record. I’ve had it for years and years, as I’m a HUGE fan of reggae, but holy shit was I shocked to see what people are paying for this record now. Kinda crazy.

There’s pieces of this album on YouTube, so if you like the genre, particularly SEVENTIES reggae, go give it a sample.

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🇬🇧 The Cure "Mixes of a Lost World" – 2025

Atmospheric layers and expanded textures that explore the emotional shadows of the originals with fresh, immersive perspectives.
Better than expected...

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The Smiths, The Queen is Dead, 1986 on Rough Trade

Third studio LP from The Smiths, following Meat is Murder. This might have been the first Smiths LP I had, with “Frankly, Mr. Shankly,” “Cemetry Gates,” and “Bigmouth Strikes Again” permanently etched in my brain.

Love the Salford Lads Club photo from the inside of the gatefold.

My copy—via Crossroads Music in Portland OR—is a 2012 European reissue which doesn’t particularly name a label, though the copyright is to Warner Music UK Limited.

Numéro 5: The Haunted - Songs Of Last Resort
The Haunted est un groupe que j'adore depuis Made Me Do It. Leur thrash puissant et mélodique me parle beaucoup.
Alors à chaque nouvel album, c'est la fête !
Celui passe comme une lettre à la poste, à la fois hargneux et inspiré.
Le titre The Bleed Out est un hit!

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LARRY HAGMAN
Ballad Of The Good Luck Charm
1980 UK 7” single

It’s been a while since we’ve played this game, so let’s go.

In the past, I (along with a handful of you) would play a game.

It was called “Celebrities Who Made Terrible No Good Awful Music”.

The rules were simple.
If you were out in the wild (or maybe it’s from your own collection), & you spot a record, tape, or CD by a celebrity who was better known for something else, & it was BEYOND HORRIBLE, tag me, & let’s talk about it (aka make fun of it).

I found a doozy for you today.

It’s a 7” single from none other than J.R. Ewing himself, Larry Fucking Hagman.

This shit is SO bad, not even diehard fans of Dallas could stomach it.

Really bad, processed, SHAT OUT country music.

It’s SO bad, that it makes Corey Feldman’s music seem like Beethoven.
Yes.
THAT bad.

Who shot J.R.?

I DID.

For making this TRIPE.

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THE FENDERMEN
Mule Skinner Blues
1962 Canada MONO pressing

YES!!!!!!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Finally found an original mono version of this today on Point Records!

An absolute classic, and finding a Point Records press is holy grail territory for me!

“Mule Skinner Blues” is one of the five most RIDICULOUSLY STUPID (and awesome) songs of all time.

My love for that song goes waaaaay back to when I was about 6 or 7, when I would visit my uncle’s house in the summer to use his swimming pool, and I would hear him singing the “haaaaaw ha haw haw haw” part to himself over and over like a deranged mental patient.

“Uncle Ronnie, why do you keep singing that?”

To which he’d reply “Cuz well, I’m an old mule skinner”, and then wink at me.

I thought my Uncle Ronnie was retarded for a very long time.
Turns out, he just liked goofy music.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #rockabilly #1960s #60s #60smusic #novelty #thefendermen #muleskinnerblues

JACKIE EDWARDS
Premature Golden Sands
1970 UK reissue

One of my favorite records of the #60s , regardless of genre.

It’s funky, soulful, and perfect for my current mood.

Jackie was an excellent ska and reggae singer, and a great Jamaican.

He was one of the first artists signed to the newly conceived Island Records in 1962, of which THIS was his second to last before leaving Island around ‘69 or ‘70.
He also wrote a couple of hits for the Spencer Davis Group.

There’s so many awesome tunes here, including a cover of The Rolling Stones’ “Back Street Girl”, “Put Your Tears Away”, and “Just Out Of Reach”.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #jamaica #reggae #ska #soul #funk #jackieedwards #1960s #60smusic #60s

THE GUN CLUB
Fire Of Love
2025 Worldwide reissue

There was a reissue of this a while back that was uber expensive that had a completely unnecessary second live disc, so I was very happy to find this single LP issue the other day.

Although I do like this album, I’ve never been as gaga over it as some, and I don’t even think it’s their best album (my vote goes to Mother Juno). However, on mornings like this, sometimes you just need a little Sex Beat.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #1980s #80s #80sMusic #punk #rockabilly #psychobilly #thegunclub

Released today 43 years ago:

🇬🇧 Soft Cell "The Art of Falling Apart" – 1983

A follow-up that strips everything bare using brittle electronics, bruised emotion, and a sense of collapse shaped in no small part by Dave Ball’s stark, inventive approach. Gone far too soon, and still deeply missed...

#softcell #synthpop #newwave #darkpop #electronic #80smusic #vinyl #music #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #nowspinningonvinyl #nowspinning

Thursday = Dubsday

Primal Scream - Come Ahead: The Remixes
Volume Two: Dubs - 2025

And with this, I now own some Pet Shop Boys, which was never on my 2025 bingo card 😃

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Bande-son du jour : #Zelda & #Jazz - The Deku Trio

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Echo & The Bunnymen, With Our Best Suits On, 2024 on Dear Boss.

Said to have been recorded live in Gothenburg, Sweden on April 24th, 1985 and purportedly broadcast on FM radio., though Setlist.fm has them in Gothenburg on the 25th of April. Dear Boss. (with the period included) is a label focused on putting out radio broadcasts from the EU based on EU copyright law (and sometimes unofficial releases of things they may not have actually been on the radio).

This has circulated for some time as a bootleg, also with the April 24th date and a claim of having been broadcast – though I can’t find any reference to where it might have been broadcast.

Great quality recording – some of these tracks have later appeared on Echo box sets (Crystal Days).

My copy via Crossroads Records in Portland OR on green vinyl.

Numéro 6: Ghost - Skeletà
Si je l'avais acheté en fin d'année, cet album ne serait certainement pas à cette place dans mon top. Aux premières écoutes, j'avoue avoir été déçu, ne trouvant aucun titre vraiment fort. Mais à l'instar d'Impera, je lui ai laissé une chance et l'est réécouté, pour finalement le mettre régulièrement sur la platine tant les compo prennent tout leur sens écoute après écoute. Je trouve d'ailleurs la face B supérieure à la A. Il a ce côté album qui, comme un puzzle, se construit morceau après morceau.
Si Skeletà ne vous a pas transcendé, redonnez lui sa chance, il le mérite !

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ALICE IN CHAINS
Facelift
2020 U.S. 2xLP reissue

A sentimental spin to appease the 13 year old in me.

For me, Alice In Chains happened BEFORE Nirvana mania. I saw the video for “Man In The Box” on MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball (remember THAT shit?!?!), and absolutely loved it. It was around Spring/Summer of ‘91, as Teen Spirit was in September of that same year.

Before the world got FULLY grungified in the Fall, I spent that whole summer listening to nothing but Facelift, which I bought on cassette from the Good Vibrations at the Franklin Village Mall.

There was so much more than “Man In The Box” for my young ears to enjoy.
“We Die Young”, “Sea Of Sorrow”, “Bleed The Freak”… all killer tunes with monster guitar work and Layne’s incredible vocals.
And although they would make far better albums ON WHOLE, those songs are still amongst my fave AIC tunes.

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Released today 49 years ago:

🇬🇧 David Bowie "Low" – 1977

Fragmented songs, stark emotion, and immersive instrumentals that capture dislocation and Recovery. Bowie and Eno reshaping what a pop album could be...

#davidbowie #artrock #experimental #ambient #krautrock #70smusic #vinyl #music #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #nowspinningonvinyl #nowspinning #nowlistening

The Mountain Goats, Dark in Here, 2021 on Merge

Twentieth studio LP from The Mountain Goats, recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals and produced by Matt Ross-Spang. THe Mountain Goats this time include John Darnielle with Peter Hughes, Jon Wurster, and Matt Douglas, supported by Spooner Oldham, Will McFarlane, Susan Marshall, and Reba Russell.

Darnielle is such an amazing and interesting songwriter. The subtitle of the album is “12 songs for singing in caves, bunkers, foxholes, and secret spaces beneath the floorboards.” Who else (Flaming Lips?) would have a song titled “Aruging with the Ghost of Pater Laughner about his Coney Island Baby Review”?

My copy—via Electric Fetus in Minneapolis MN—is the blue vinyl limited edition with an etching on side 4.